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Court nixes lawsuit fighting copyright law

November 24, 2004 Internet Archive founder's suit against copyright terms is dismissed by federal judge. TAGS: Brewster Kahle, copyright law, copyright protection, federal judge, court, lawsuit, decision, work

Google countersuit moves to federal court

August 10, 2005 Microsoft moves suit in the Kai-Fu Lee case from California state court to federal court, which could help it avoid local bias. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, federal court, court, Google Inc., Santa Clara, federal judge, California, Microsoft Corp.

Judge tosses Microsoft Smart Tags case

September 25, 2003 A federal judge dismisses a case in which a small Wisconsin software maker claimed features in Microsoft Office infringed on its patents. TAGS: Smart Tags, Wisconsin, Judge, patent, intellectual property, court, federal judge, Microsoft Corp., minute, Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Windows XP

Judge deletes suit by ReplayTV owners

January 12, 2004 A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit five ReplayTV owners filed against Hollywood studios that sought to secure the right to use the product's features to skip commercials and share recordings. TAGS: ReplayTV, Sonicblue, entertainment company, lawsuit, owner, federal judge, entertainment, Judge, court

Google asks court to void Lee's Microsoft pact

August 29, 2005 Search giant asks federal judge to make summary judgment and rule that Microsoft's employment contract violates California law. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, Stacy Drake, Google Inc., hiring, China, California, federal judge, Dr., court, law, Microsoft Corp.

Google wins a court battle

March 16, 2006 Judge rules in search giant's favor, dismissing copyright infringement lawsuit filed by e-book writer. TAGS: Usenet, excerpt, lawsuit, Google Inc., federal judge, e-book, court, search result, copyright law, archiving, Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, decision, search engine, photograph

Hollywood takes P2P case to Supreme Court

October 8, 2004 Studios, record labels ask top judges to overturn case protecting file-swapping companies. TAGS: Aimster, file-swapping company, ruling, file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, P2P, entertainment company, Grokster Ltd., court, federal judge, RIAA, Hollywood, entertainment, decision

Net porn ban faces another legal setback

March 22, 2007 Federal judge says 1998 law targeting Web sites deemed "harmful to minors" goes too far and violates the free speech rights of American adults. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, minor, porn, setback, First Amendment, law, opinion, prosecutor, Bush Administration, federal judge, filter, court, material, response, professor, Google Inc.

Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformed

January 17, 2007 Alberto Gonzales said the controversial domestic surveillance program will now be overseen by a secret court in Washington. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, attorney general, Bush Administration, terrorism, letter, court, federal judge, announcement, lawsuit, government, AT&T Corp., Adobe PDF

Bill aims to school judges in patent law

May 19, 2006 Politicians call for decade-long "pilot programs" designed to expand expertise among federal judges handling the thorny cases. TAGS: district, litigation, expertise, proposal, bill, Rep., federal judge, court

Google wins round in job discrimination lawsuit

February 10, 2006 A federal judge rules that a lawsuit filed by formerly pregnant worker should go to arbitration, not trial. TAGS: arbitration, Google Inc., federal judge, court, trial, worker

Oracle rivals, Defense Dept. seek restrictions

March 17, 2004 SAP, the Defense Department and others join Microsoft in asking a federal judge to prevent Oracle's in-house attorneys from reviewing confidential documents and information. TAGS: Lawson Software Inc., QAD, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, attorney, restriction, federal judge, Human Resources, document, concern, court, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

High court turns deaf ear to Aimster

January 13, 2004 The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal of a lower jurisdiction's order that pulled the plug on Aimster, a file-swapping service similar to Napster in design. TAGS: Aimster, RIAA, Missouri, Napster Inc., fax, federal judge, file-swapping, court, Internet service

Judge: Can't link to Webcast if copyright owner objects

December 22, 2006 Decision appears to be the first to deal with direct or "deep" links to Webcasts. TAGS: Webcast, motorcycle, Texas, federal judge, copyright law, Judge, court, link, DVD

Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers

July 25, 2006 Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info. TAGS: Tunney Act, Actel, AT&T Corp., merger, Verizon Communications, federal judge, Judge, SBC Communications Inc., antitrust, telecommunications company, telecommunications, court, agreement, government, lawyer, idea

Court rebuffs FCC's new telecom rules

March 2, 2004 Federal judges hand out a setback for broadband sharing, but approve the elimination of broadband competition on future networks. Will prices climb and service fall? TAGS: local phone company, broadband, telephone company, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., federal judge, decision, court, rival, DSL

Police blotter: Cell phone tracking rejected

March 3, 2006 Two federal judges join a growing number of courts that are rejecting police demands to be able to track Americans without first getting a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, Judge, surveillance, request, Maryland, evidence, federal judge, cell phone, court, location, call, New York

Judge to help feds against Google

March 14, 2006 A federal judge says he would grant federal prosecutors at least some of their records requests. The buzz: Should Google be forced to hand over data? Photo: Google at court TAGS: Google Inc., Alexa Internet Inc., federal prosecutor, request, Judge, attorney, Google Search, federal judge, record, San Jose, court, California

Court: Pop-ups burden of using Net

September 8, 2003 A federal judge gives the OK for a software maker to deliver ads that pop up over Web sites, including those owned by the advertiser's rivals. The judge also bemoans the irritating nature of pop-ups. TAGS: U-Haul International, WhenU, Gator, pop-up, computer user, lawsuit, opinion, federal judge, court, software company

Landmark P2P ruling back in court

February 3, 2004 Lawyers representing the entertainment industry and file-swapping companies return to court as a federal appeals court hears the first arguments in a case likely to shape the future of online file ... TAGS: StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, file-swapping company, Grokster Ltd., Napster Inc., recording industry, appeals court, file-trading, Sharman Networks Ltd., Morpheus, VCR, argument, RIAA, federal judge, Kazaa, lawyer
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